Motor vehicle jack



Jan. 16, 1940. MOREAU 7 2,187,533

MOTOR VEHICLE JACK Filed Sept. 1, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor By @maoiin Attorneys patented janrlii, 7

j, UN T- b STATES PATENT OFFICE- Mo'roavEHIoL JACK Leo-Arthur Moreau, North Adams, 'Mass. Application September 1, 1939, Serial No.,29e,144

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Thisinvention relates to a motor vehicle jack, the general object of the invention being to pro:- vide means whereby'the jack can be dropped by a manually operated member located adjacent the drivers seat after which by moving the vehicle the jack will be, caused to raise the wheel off the ground, with means wherebythe jack can be rais'edby another manually operated member associated with spring means which facilities the raising of thejack;

This invention also consists' in certain other features of construction and ,in the combination and arrangement .of the several parts to be hereinaiter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificallyp'ointed out in the appended claims. l

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation'of part of 'a vehicle showing the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. it

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig-v ure 1. l i 1 Figure 4 is a perspective View of the jack member.

. Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 5-6 of Figurell Inthese views the letter Aindicates a side member of the chassis frame ofthe vehicle and the numeral l indicates alongitudinally,extending channeleshaped track member attached to a part of the member A adjacent a wheel of the vehicle with which the jack is to be associated.

A small housing 2 is fastened to an, axle part 3 1 of the vehicle by a, threaded'part 41 engaging a threaded hole in said part 3, as shown more particularly in FigureZ, this housing having a,

major portion extending upwardly and outwardly irom the axle and short part extending downwardly as clearly, shown in Figure '1 with thebottom and inner edge of the two parts of the housing open as shown at E in Figure 5. The

I jack member includes an elongated shank 6 having a head I at one end thereof which has 7 one face sloping'and provided'with teeth 8. The

other end of the shank has a'hole 9 therein which receives a pivot pin lilwhich passes through the housing 2 at the junction of the two parts thereof,

as shown in Figure 1. Thus when the jack memthroughout the several views, and in by a collar ii slidably arranged on the large part of the housing and having slots in its side part as shown at i2 for receiving the ends of a pin 13 carried by an intermediate part of the shank 6 of the jack member, the pin also engaging a vertical slotli i inthehousing. A bar I8 is connected with the top of'the collar H and passes through a guide .eye I! on the housing 2 with its front end ccnnectedto an operating bar [8 which is connected to a lever is pivoted to a part of the member A and connected at its upper end by a bar 2! to an operating lever located near the drivers seat. A spring 21 on the bar I6 holds the parts with the sleeve or collar H in its forward position with its slots l2 engaging the pin lit for holding the jack member in raised position. However, by rocking the lever t9 the bar I 8 pushes the bar I6 rearwardly so as to move the collar or sleeve ll rearwardly on the housing 2 which moves theslots ii out of engagement with the pin I3 so that the jack member is released and can drop downwardly to the slightly inclined position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 with a part of its head resting on the road surface. i A vv'heel assembly 2| is movably arranged in thertrack member l and a link 22 connects this assembly with the shank 6 of thejack member as shown at 23. A rod 24 passesthrough the track member I and has its rear end connected with the trolley assembly 2| and said rod 24 has the guiding blocks 25 thereon. The rod 2 1 also passes through a guide eye 26 carried by the frame part A and has its front end bent at right angles and provided withtheeye 2'8 through which passes a rod 28 which also has a right angularly extending eye 29 through which the rod 24 passes. A spring 3!) is arrangedon the rod 28 and has one end bearing against the eye 2"! of rod 2d and its other end, bears against a stop 3! on the rod 28. Said rod 28 carries a roller carrying projection 32 which engages a slot 33 i in the lower end of a lever 34 pivoted at.35 to a other operating member adjacent the drivers seat.

Thus when the jack is to be used the operator 5,5

actuates the lever I9 to release the jackmember from the collar II so that the jack member can drop into the position shown in dotted lines to the right in Figure 1. And the lever 34 is moved to the dotted line position'shown in Figure 1 which places the jack and the associated parts in the first dotted line position shown to the right in Figure 1. Then the vehicle is moved to cause the lower end of the jack member to press against the road surface which results in the jack member lifting the wheel off the ground as shown in dotted lines to the left of Figure 1. This movement of the jack places the tension on the spring 30 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. Then when the tire has been repaired or replaced on the wheel or the vehicle is to be lowered by release of the jack, said vehicle is moved forwardly to move the jack to the dotted line position at the right of Figure 1 and as this is being done the spring 30 extends so as to move the parts to raise the jack oil the ground and the raising movement is completed by movement of the lever 34. Then the lever 19 is moved to cause the collar II to move forwardly into engagement with the pin l3 to hold the jack in raised position.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A jack for a vehicle comprising a housing having an opening in the bottom, a jack member pivoted in the housing, manually operated means for holding the jack in the housing and releasing the jack when desired, a horizontally arranged track, a wheeled member operated in the track, a link connecting the jack member with the wheeled member, a rod assembly having spring means thereon connected with the wheeled member, a slotted lever connected with the rod assembly and manually operated for raising and lowering the jack. 2. A jack 'for a vehicle comprising a housing having an opening in the bottom, a jack member pivoted in the housing, manually operated means for holding the jack in the housing and releasing the jack when desired, a horizontally arranged track, a wheeled member operated in the track, va link connecting the jack member with the wheeled member, a rod assembly connected with the wheeled member, said rod assembly including a rod having an eye at its front end, a second rod passing through the eye and having an eye at its rear end through which the first rod passes, a spring on the second rod engaging the eye member of the first rod, a lever having a slot therein, a projection on the second rod engaging the slot and manual means for operating the lever for raising and lowering the jack. 3.'A jack for a vehicle comprising a housin ajack member pivoted in the housing, manually operated means for holding the jack in the housing and releasing the jack when desired, a horizontally arranged track, a headed member operated in the track, a link connecting the jack member with the headed member, a rod assembly connected with the headed member, a lever connected with the rod assembly and manually operated for raising and lowering the jack.

LEO ARTHUR MOREAU 

